ריכטן

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Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German richten, from Old High German rihten, from Proto-West Germanic *rihtijan. Cognate with German richten, English right.

Pronunciation

Verb

ריכטן (rikhtn) (past participle געריכט (gerikht))

  1. to judge
  2. (imperfective) to direct, lead
  3. (imperfective) to observe, celebrate (ceremony)
  4. (with אויף (oyf), reflexive) to expect, anticipate
  5. (with אין קימפּעט (in kimpet), reflexive) to be expecting a baby
  6. (with צו (tsu), reflexive) to get ready to

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References

  • Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “ריכטן”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN